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Ants are able to carry several times their own body weight. In fiction, especially in cartoons, this is exaggerated for fun, making them able to carry a whole pie/banana/chicken/watermelon/whatever. Often, they'll steal some picknickers' food. This sometimes applies to [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever|giant ants]], in blatant defiance of the [[Square Cube Law]]. That itself is responsible for the fact that normal-sized ants have such good lifting abilities.

Ants are able to carry several times their own body weight. In fiction, especially in cartoons, this is exaggerated for fun, making them able to carry a whole pie/banana/chicken/watermelon/whatever. Often, they'll steal some picknickers' food. This sometimes applies to [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever|giant ants]], in blatant defiance of the [[Square-Cube Law]]. That itself is responsible for the fact that normal-sized ants have such good lifting abilities.

Essentially, [[Hollywood Science|Hollywood Logic]] goes, "If normal ants can carry big loads despite their small size, huge ants can carry ''enormous'' loads!", whereas [[Real Life]] Logic goes, "Ants can carry ''relatively'' big loads ''[[Square Cube Law|because of]]'' their small size."

Essentially, [[Hollywood Science|Hollywood Logic]] goes, "If normal ants can carry big loads despite their small size, huge ants can carry ''enormous'' loads!", whereas [[Real Life]] Logic goes, "Ants can carry ''relatively'' big loads ''[[Square-Cube Law|because of]]'' their small size."

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